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A Guide to the French Revolution - Jacobin
What was the French Revolution, how did it reshape Europe and the world, and what relevance does it have to the workers' movement today? Here's a short primer, lovingly compiled by Jacobin to mark the occasion.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/07/french-revolution-bastille-day-guide-jacobins-terror-bonaparte/
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The Consequences of the French Revolution on France - About
There is no doubt that the French Revolution changed France enormously in the short term. But the extent to which it changed France in the long term, versus the extent to which the revolution simply interrupted long term developments which really produced modern France, is hotly contested.
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/thefrenchrevolution/a/The-Consequences-Of-The-French-Revolution-On-France-And-Europe.htm
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French Revolution, Facts and Summary - History
A watershed event in modern European history, the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country's political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system.
http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution
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Executions, the Guillotine and the French Revolution - The Ultimate History Project
Violence, executions, mutilations, and torture have long been a part of early modern European history. Wars, rebellions, riots, and even violent crime were relatively commonplace across Europe. Reflecting the overall violence of early modern society, authorities also inflicted violent punishments on criminals.
http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/executions-the-guillotine-and-the-french-revolution.html
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The French Revolution: Crash Course World History - YouTube
In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the French Revolution not being quite as revolutionary as it could have been.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvKwCylFY
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10 Things You May Not Know About Marie Antoinette - History in the Headlines
Check out these 10 surprising facts about the former queen of France.
http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-marie-antoinette
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The French Revolution: Ideas and Ideologies - History Today
The philosophe may have laid the egg, but was the bird hatched of a different breed? Maurice Cranston discusses the intellectual origins and development of the French Revolution.
http://www.historytoday.com/maurice-cranston/french-revolution-ideas-and-ideologies
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When Food Changed History: The French Revolution
According to Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People, by Linda Civitello, two of the most essential elements of French cuisine, bread and salt, were at the heart of the conflict; bread, in particular, was tied up with the national identity. "Bread was considered a public service necessary to keep the people from rioting," Civitello writes. "Bakers, therefore, were public servants, so the police controlled all aspects of bread production."
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-food-changed-history-the-french-revolution-93598442
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The United States and the French Revolution, 1789-1799 - 1784-1800 - Milestones - Office of the Historian
The French Revolution lasted from 1789 until 1799. The Revolution precipitated a series of European wars, forcing the United States to articulate a clear policy of neutrality in order to avoid being embroiled in these European conflicts. The French Revolution also influenced U.S. politics, as pro- and anti- Revolutionary factions sought to influence American domestic and foreign policy.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/french-rev
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French Revolution Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia
The French Revolution invented modern revolution - the idea that humans can transform the world according to a plan - and so has a central place in the study of the social sciences.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/French_Revolution.aspx
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French Revolution - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
